Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Eoin O'Boyle:
Yes. That is attributed to the pandemic. With an increase in stress levels and the fact that vape shops were closed, we saw a 1% increase in smoking rates and a 1% decrease in vaping rates. There is a strong correlation that when vaping rates increase, smoking rates decrease, which shows that vaping is an effective smoking cessation tool.